Galar Region, Hulbury Stadium.
Nessa sat in front of the television. After watching the battle, which had been an almost entirely one-sided stomp, her eyes quickly filled with delighted surprise.
"So that's it. Kingdra can use this strategy too..."
Without disrupting the core of a rain team, slipping in a Sniper Kingdra to fire off a devastating Draco Meteor without warning would definitely throw an opponent off their game.
Although Qingyu had not spelled it out, Nessa could tell that choosing Kingdra had been a very clever move.
Not only could it fool opponents by exploiting their assumptions about the usual rain duo, but it was also the only Pokémon with the Sniper Ability that could learn Draco Meteor.
Draco Meteor was not only incredibly powerful, but also a highly prized Dragon-type move.
Apart from Fairy types, which were naturally immune to Dragon-type energy, it could deal considerable damage to Pokémon of almost every type.
As for the side effect that reduced its offensive power, this setup could completely ignore it.
Taken together, it was an almost perfect combination.
And the same idea could be extended to other Pokémon.
For example, Inteleon, one of the Galar Region's starter Pokémon, was also a Water type.
Using Inteleon would not only fulfill Chairman Rose's suggestion to use Gigantamax, but also provide plenty of combat strength.
"No wonder he specifically reminded me to watch this livestream..."
A smile curved Nessa's lips, and she felt deeply grateful to this unfamiliar yet enthusiastic "Teacher Yu."
She would give this strategy a shot in her next battle against Gordie.
Battle Frontier, Battle Chateau.
Caitlin stared at the scarlet [Defeat] on the screen. After taking a shaky, deep breath, she knitted her brows tightly together.
With a bang, the entire large screen embedded in the wall